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Well, I've decided to show the email address Peter gave me not long after we got the new forum into the testing phase. I only use it for forum related stuff anyway, but if I start getting loads of spam or weird stuff I'll probably take it back down.

I would suggest to anyone who wants to have an email address showing, to create one specially for use in connection with the forum, using yahoo or one of the other rather generic programs. This way, you won't be getting emails clogging up your regular email account.

You can change your email address in the Account Related Settings section of your profile - it doesn't have to be the one you signed up with, but it must still be a working address. That is also the place to go if you want to hide or un-hide your address.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Welcome to our 'forum' family....we are an eccentric bunch, but full of wonderful support, encouragement, and a wealth of information.

Our 'Moderators' take spamming very seriously here, and will take every precaution to protect our privacy.

I have been a member since last September, and have experienced tremendous inspiration, for the most part, the entire time. If I've read your screen-name correctly, I, too, am residing in California...up north, in the foothills.

Welcome CA,I cannot tell you whether your information has been given out without your permission, but I wanted to say that I read your attempt, and would encourage you to let us meet you.My real name is Lisa, and I live in North Carolina. I have been positive for a few years now. I would like to add, that I have fallen head-over-heels in love with the people here. I hope you do too.

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No Fear No Shame No StigmaHappiness is not getting what you want, but wanting what you have.

The POZ personals are a seperate thing to the AIDSmeds forums. Up until recently, POZ.com and AIDSmeds.com were two totally seperate entities - there was a merger a few months back.

The fact that the personals and the forums are different things is why you cannot find people who belong to the POZ personals in the AIDSmeds forums database, although some people are members of both facilities.

But anyway, I hope you decide to stick around and be a member of the forums! Feel free to start a new thread in the Living forum to say hello and introduce yourself and be sure to read the Welcome thread at the top of the Living page so you can find out what all this site has to offer.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

Welcome CA,I cannot tell you whether your information has been given out without your permission, but I wanted to say that I read your attempt, and would encourage you to let us meet you.My real name is Lisa, and I live in North Carolina. I have been positive for a few years now. I would like to add, that I have fallen head-over-heels in love with the people here. I hope you do too.

Thank You Lisa ... I Live In Calgary Alberta CANADA I would agree with your feelings about the people here in POZ. I think that it is a very contagious sharing and open dialogued Forum which captures each individuals emotions and thoughts as they post.

My life experiences allow me to understand most perspectives other than those Members whose successful longevity Living With exceeds my 6 years. Those individuals give me hope for the future.

I might add that when I posted in "Where Do You Live" Forum I thought about it after and should have posted I Live in this World on the Planet Earth. We are all the same people but are AFFECTED BY and LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.

Welcome to our 'forum' family....we are an eccentric bunch, but full of wonderful support, encouragement, and a wealth of information.

Our 'Moderators' take spamming very seriously here, and will take every precaution to protect our privacy.

I have been a member since last September, and have experienced tremendous inspiration, for the most part, the entire time. If I've read your screen-name correctly, I, too, am residing in California...up north, in the foothills.

BTW, I really like your avatar...it's intriquing!

All my best,

Zephyr

Thank You ~~ for your encouraging thoughts. Yes I can see that the Members here hold deep routed emotional and spiritual connections. Many have journeyed beyond unimaginable hurtles and crossed impassable lines to achieve their place of distinction where their views are sanctioned. Unfortunately I feel that as with many experienced people in any walk of life sometimes trivialize or negate those without experience.

I was called in to my youngest son's high school to resolve a problem with his class behaviour ~ he was disruptive in class. Asking the teacher to clarify this I was told that "he asks too many questions" My response" No Question Is Too Many If It Needs To Be Asked It Requires An Answer".

We are a tight knitted covenant relying on the expertise and leadership of our Veterans. We need your input to resolve our Newbie conflicts and mould our mindset for enlightenment. I believe that we have been given this opportunity as pioneers in eradicating this disease which holds a key to unlock the mystery and cure to potentially many other viruses. For Every Action There Has To Be An Equal And Opposite Reaction

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And You Begin To Accept Your Defeats, With Your Head Up And Your Eyes Open, With A Grace Of A Woman, Not The Grief Of A Child